NEO is a non-profit, community-based blockchain project. It is a distributed network that uses blockchain technology and digital identity for asset digitization. It also uses smart contract to achieve automated asset management and has realized a “smart economy”.

NEO was officially established in 2014 and launched on Github in June 2015. Since its inception, the NEO team has experienced the climax and trough of the blockchain industry and the enthusiasm and cooling of the digital currency market. We believe that technology is the driving force behind this era's changes. Under the impetus of this momentum, we will enter a new era of "smart economy." The NEO blockchain combines a range of technologies, including peer-to-peer networks, Byzantine fault tolerance, digital certificates, smart contracts, superconducting transactions, and cross-chain interoperability protocol. It will to enable you to manage your smart assets quickly, efficiently, securely and legally.